Sketchy Sketchy

I've been trying a mixture of techniques in Photoshop with the use of a pen/tablet. The combination I finally settled on today gave pretty good results for emulating a traditional hand-rendering.

Initially I planned to sketch up some concept designs for a game character during lunch-hour, then I lost interest and just went off at a tangent!

Here's a concept jet... or something. It's not even half-realised as an idea. The back end is just a fin and hence as ugly as sin. At least I developed my photoshop skills in the process.

Boing!

Some photoshop artwork (produced with paths and layer styles) for a friend's little baby. This was printed at large scale as a poster for his bedroom.

If you click on the image above you can download a decent sized image for your own printing.

3D Studio rendering

In the past few days I have improved my understanding of the 3D Studio Max rendering system. This is the programme I use for visualising special furniture designs and office interior schemes. Its capable of producing really impressive photo-realistic images, so its a great piece of software to work with.

Certificate

Another just-for-fun piece of graphics work: A friend was organising a school-leavers party for her daughter and classmates. Caps and gowns were the order of the day, so I produced a mock-certificate to add to the theme. Its basic Photoshop styles and shapes, but it seemed to go down a treat.